Let Me Get You Some Water.

Why is it that every time something bad happens to someone in a movie; be it a bump on the head, a sudden illness, or an emotional shock, someone jumps up and says...

"Let me get you some water."

Like water is some cure-all we all need at times of trauma. Why has this become such a pervasive element in script writing?

Fuck your water...get me a band-aid.

-D